Note to Readers

Feb. 3, 2015

The Air Force informed us that, on page A37 of the service’s Fiscal 2016 Budget Overview document, the correct number of A-10s in the Active Duty force in Fiscal 2015 is 143 (not 54 as listed). Also, on that same page, the correct number of A-10s in the Air National Guard’s inventory in Fiscal 2015 is 85 (not 64).

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